Panasonic Viera TX-L32S20B 32in LCD TV

Unfortunately, audio performance isn’t quite as refined as picture quality. The S20B’s small 10W speakers aren’t able to muster up much in the way of bass, so set pieces in action movies tend to sound rather flat. That said, they are perfectly acceptable for more standard TV fare, such as news and soaps.

Worth shopping around for

And the TV is relatively kind on old Mother Earth too. In cinema mode it drew around 69W, while in the brighter and harder driving dynamic mode, it ran at around 102W, and on standby it used less than a watt.

Verdict

The Panasonic TX-L32S20B has a list price of £749, which is rather high for the range of features on offer. However, it can already be picked up for around £600 online and in larger stores and is likely to fall by another £50 - £100 once World Cup fever subsides, because that’s the subsidy manufactures are putting on sets with T2 tuners right now. At that price point it becomes worthy of serious consideration due to its excellent SD and HD performance. ®

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